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Actress Menna Shalaby in a scene from “Nawara”. (Supplied)
Culture & Social Affairs

"Nawara": Egypt's Poor are Dreaming of a Small Window Looking on Life

Wishes are not always fulfilled, even if they are not big ones. Do revolutions really achieve justice and a decent life? Or do they serve…

Salma Adham 15 October , 2021
The timeworn political and jihadi cores of the Muslim Brotherhood have already started decaying since the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood from the highest peak of political power in Egypt, eight years ago.
Politics

The Withered Tree of the Muslim Brotherhood

One century after its foundation in a small town, eastern Egypt, the fall of the withered tree of the Muslim Brotherhood has become inevitable…

Dalia Ziada 15 October , 2021
A file photo of ISIS fighters in Syria's Raqqa province. (Reuters)
Politics

Repatriating ISIS Foreign Fighters

Since the fall of the “ISIS caliphate,” thousands of European foreign fighters and their families have been stranded in Syria and Iraq. So far,…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 15 October , 2021
Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.  (Photo credit: Amr Moustafa Shalaby via Wikimedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

The Revival of Egypt’s Hindu Palace

From being a crumbling, bat-infested ruin to now a dazzling cultural and fashion venue, Egypt’s iconic Baron Empain Palace in Heliopolis has indeed…

Meera Ravi 15 October , 2021
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr celebrate holding his posters, after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced the parliamentary results of the November 10 vote which suggested that al-Sadr is the current front-runner with initial results coming from several Iraqi provinces. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Politics

Iraq Elections 2021

The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced 96% of the initial results for the early general elections held on Oct. 10, the…

Mahdi Karayem 15 October , 2021
Karim Benzema: Better to Arrive Late Than Never
Culture & Social Affairs

Karim Benzema: Better to Arrive Late Than Never

In French it says; “Mieuxvautarrivertardque jamais”, or "it is better to arrive late than never", and this is exactly what applies to the brilliant…

Majalla 15 October , 2021
President Joe Biden listens during the Quad summit with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Business & Economy

The Shift in China-US Competition

The past month saw a series of proactive U.S. engagements with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, headlined by the announcement of a…

Hoang Vu and Thuc D Pham 15 October , 2021
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Majalla 15 October , 2021
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Culture & Social Affairs

Book: “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at The White House”

Another book written by a former official in Trump’s administration, more unpublished information, and another personal attack from Trump. But this…

Mohammad Ali Salih 12 October , 2021
A portrait of Facebook ex-employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen. Illustrated by Jeannette Khouri
Science & Technology

Massive Technical and Reputational Fall of Facebook

Described by some experts as “September 11 of the internet” and by others as “social media doomsday”, a number of the most important social media…

Khaled Makhlouf and Amany M. Salem 12 October , 2021
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Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Blockading the blockade: Trump tightens his chokehold on Iran

30 April 2026

Al Majalla examines Trump's Hormuz chess move and questions whether it is sustainable amid Tehran's proven ability to withstand US pressure tactics

Al Majalla - London
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

02 May 2026

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Xiaotong Yang
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil

04 May 2026

Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

Real Iran splits and the myth of division

04 May 2026

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Orbán defeat: a setback for populists; a boost for Brussels

30 April 2026

After 16 years, there is finally a political transition in Budapest. This is an annoyance in Moscow and Washington, a relief in Brussels, and a warning to Europe's populists.

Khattar Abu Diab

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